‘Strategic thinking’ for city’s future

A leaner city government and a better way of delivering city services were among the topics councilors tackled at their annual retreat Friday at McCrory Gardens. The daylong think session was intended to help the council take a long-term look at what’s in store for Brookings and how they can prepare for it. Here, a city resident stops by the Brookings City & County Government Center to take care of some business. Photo by Ken Curley/Register

• Councilors to plan much further – up to 10 years – into Brookings’ future

BROOKINGS – Both the current council and future councils will be looking at a much longer timeline when they delve into city planning, and they’ll take a “deeper dive” into the financials of not only the city government but its two major subsidiaries, the Brookings Health System and Brookings Municipal Utilities.

That’s the report from Mayor Tim Reed following last week’s daylong council retreat, a session held specifically to get the councilors into a “strategic thinking” mode.